Rangers rumors: Texas takes to Twitter to search for Jon Daniels replacement

The Texas Rangers are in a bit of a funk this season, though they’ve proven themselves to be one of the premier franchises in the American League.

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Much of that success has been attributed to the strong decision making from their front office, though things haven’t went nearly as smooth this year as the Texas Rangers currently sit in last place of the American League West.

Still stocked with talent, the Rangers have dealt with a multitude of injuries and the hope is that with a few minor tweaks, the organization will be back in contention come the 2015 season.

In effort to do so, the front office will likely search through a collection of trade suggestions on social media because assistant general manager Thad Levine (during his AMA on Reddit) suggested the team already uses Twitter as a device to help on trade talks.

“That being said, at the trade deadline, we are all on twitter, because you may be surprised how many trade discussions are inspired or refined by tweets.”

Now, this might come off slightly shocking though it shouldn’t as there’s really nothing wrong with it. Sure, there’s a strong likelihood that the vast majority of suggestions are over-the-top and unrealistic, but there are also some solid ideas that would likely squeak through.

NBA front offices (Houston Rockets) have previously admitted to using social media as a medium to assist in trade ideas, so the Texas Rangers doing the same shouldn’t be frowned upon.

Certainly would be interesting in an organization ever came out and stated that a trade they made was simply due to social media, however.

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